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The Cavs initially said that Nance was "fine" after leaving Tuesday's game vs. the Suns early, but he hasn't played since. He continues to get ruled out well in advance of games, so fantasy owners in the middle of playoffs should move on at this point for a hot pickup like a Cameron Payne or a Jeremy Lamb. Kevin Love (hand) is questionable, but if he isn't ready to return that means we'll see plenty of Jeff Green and a little Ante Zizic.

Kevin Love (hand) is listed as questionable for Monday's game vs. the Bucks.

Interesting. Love was initially targeting a return on Mar. 23 vs. the Suns, so this would be a nice surprise. We'll find out more after shootaround, but if Love is floating around on the waiver wire it's time to pick him back up. If Love remains out Monday, Jeff Green and Ante Zizic will have to step up with Larry Nance (hamstring) and Tristan Thompson (ankle) still out.

"Caris is a talented guy. He can do a lot of things in the pick and roll," Atkinson said. "I don’t think you can define him by one. He’s a downhill player, he’s a prober. I think he can do both. And he’s getting better at it." March has been his strongest month by far with 14.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.4 triples, and with four games on the schedule this week, LeVert belongs in standard-league fantasy lineups.

Coach Frank Vogel has talked about finding more minutes for his young players in the final weeks, so Artis will get an opportunity at some point. The 25-year-old wing averaged 19.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.0 triples in 44 G-League appearances.

Norman Powell (ankle) returned from a two-game absence on Sunday vs. the Thunder, playing 13 minutes with six points, two assists and one triple in 13 minutes.

There's a chance that he wasn't going to be in the rotation, but Fred VanVleet missed Sunday's game with a wrist injury. Powell is safe to leave on the wire even with four games on the schedule this week.

The Blazers won their 13th straight game and Nurk has been in the center of it all, literally and figuratively. He added one assist tonight and made an impact at both ends despite being inefficient offensively, with 8-of-18 FGs and 1-of-2 FTs. Fantasy owners are loving Nurk's rebounds, blocks and FG% during the win streak, and he's even better if you don't need steals -- he's played eight straight games without a steal, spanning 190 minutes.

Lou Williams scored a game-high 30 points in a losing effort on Sunday, making 11-of-24 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws in 31 minutes of action.

Williams sank three 3-pointers with four assists, one rebound and one steal. He also committed just one turnover in 31 minutes tonight, which is a relief for 9-cat owners -- he coughed up five turnovers in two of the Clippers' previous three games. With four games on the schedule each of the next two weeks, Sweet Lou is going to be a major factor in fantasy playoffs.